carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
great wall (of China); long wall
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bedside; near one's pillow
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
nothing but; none other than
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
state of the war; war situation
assistance; backing; reinforcements